Wednesday, November 28th

Goals: 

• Analyze and critique a range of literature using specific criteria (e.g., use of source material or medium, authenticity of time/place).
• Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).

Announcements: 

• Senior Portfolio Page for November due on Friday
• Finish reading, have notes and be prepared to discuss The Metamorphosis by Monday, December 3rd 

1.Business: 

• A.J. poetry presentation (2nd Block)
• If you switched sections, sign up for the correct Google Classroom 
  • ​2nd:  7d3nvmy
  • 5th:  ad7xmqw

2. Historical/Biographical Literary Lens

3. Key Question of the Day: 

• How do biographical details of the author's life and his social/historical context help us to better understand the text?  
• What connections can we see between our research and the text?  

4. Mini-Research Project--

• Partners or Trios 
• Make a document that paraphrases your information and connects it to the text.
• Cite your sources in MLA format!

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Possible Topics Include:  

• Who was Kafka? 
  • ​His life
  • His artistic legacy ​
    • What does it mean to be Kafkaesque? 
• In what time period did he write?  What important historical/cultural things were going on? 
  • ​Rise of capitalism 
  • Anti-semitism
  • Literary Modernism
  • Other factors?

KEY POINT--What connections do you see between these factors and the text?  How does this information help you understand the text?